Redhound For Dogs - Dogs in jumpers: 15 practical knitting projects

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Jumpers were on offer plenty of them but getting good quality and a good fit seemed impossible. Bruno and I bumbled through our first winter, but I would have to do something to keep him warm by the next. I was taught to knit, and sew, by my mother, but by the age of 13 I had lost interest in knitting in favour of hair, makeup and going to the school disco, so the needles and yarn were packed away. Some 30 years later, with a shivering whippet beside me, I decided it was time to get the needles and the yarn out again. This is when my love of knitting took over my life! It truly became an addiction for me. Bruno got a jumper that winter, but it was clear that I needed to polish up my skills if he was ever going to have a garment that we could both be proud of.

Over the next couple of years I booked myself into knitting workshops and improved my rather basic skills to the level where I could tackle intricate lace knitting. I learned how to knit Fair Isle and cable designs, two styles that remain favourites to this day. I also learned how to finish my garments professionally, and how to knit in the round. At that time I had a gift shop and Bruno, in the many jumpers I made him, became the envy of all shivering, short-haired dogs who visited. The orders started to come in, and soon I added some machine-knitted jumpers and other dog products to the range. Then the shop was sold and my company, Redhound for Dogs, was born.

Since then I have developed a range of dog jumpers that sell as kits, and now Im thrilled to have the opportunity to design more jumpers especially for this book. There are styles to suit dogs of many shapes and sizes, all made with both practicality and good looks in mind. So , choose a project and show your own dog how much you love them! Debbie Humphreys PAW-ABILITY LEVEL
Each project has a paw-rated ability level, with one paw for a pattern that is quite straightforward, up to three paws for more challenging knits.

Mark off the pattern rows as you complete them. Knitting in the round makes the cable easier as you are looking at the right side of the work, so the pattern is a pleasure to knit.SizeDog measurements Neck 43cm Shoulder 33cm Chest 7175cm Length 7075cm See Garment measurements Neck 40cm unstretched Chest 61cm unstretched Length 58cm plus collar Yarn 8 x 50g balls of Rowan Felted Tweed Aran in Glade 733 Needles and equipment One each of 4.5mm and 5mm circular needles Set of 5 x 4mm double-pointed needles Cable needle 4 stitch markers 3 stitch holders Knitters sewing needle Tension 27sts and 26 rows over central cable patt to a 10cm square using 5mm needles. Abbreviations See .

This round sets rib patt. Cont in patt until rib measures 23cm from cast on edge. The inside of the tube of knitting is k3, p2 rib and will be the rs of the neck rib when the neck is rolled down, so now turn the work inside out and work the neck inc. Next round (inc round): [p3, k1, M1, k1] to end. (126sts)Next round: [p3, k3] to end. The last row sets new rib patt.

Cont in patt until rib measures 26cm from cast on edge. Change to 5mm circular needle. Divide sts to form back sts, first leg sts, chest sts and second leg sts as folls: Round 1: k6, p3, [k9, p3] 5 times, k6 (75sts for back), place marker, [k3, p3] twice, k3 (15sts for first leg), place marker, [p3, k3] 3 times, p3 (21sts for chest), place marker, [k3, p3] twice, k3 (15sts for second leg). Round 2 (inc round): k1, M1, k5, p3, [k9, p3] 5 times, k5, M1, k1 across back sts (77sts for back), slm, rib as set across leg and chest sts, slm. Round 3 (cable round): k7, p3, [k3, C6F, p3] 5 times, k7 across back sts, slm, rib as set across leg and chest sts, slm. Round 5: k7, p3, [k9, p3] 5 times, k7 across back sts, slm, rib as set across leg and chest sts, slm. Round 6 (inc round): k1, M1, k6, p3, [k9, p3] 5 times, k6, M1, k1 across back sts (79sts for back), slm, rib as set across leg and chest sts, slm. Round 7 (cable round): k8, p3, [C6B, k3, p3] 5 times, k8 across back sts, slm, rib as set across leg and chest sts, slm.